SAVING THE WORLD: ITÃâS A WOMANÃâS JOB WomenÃâs History Month Activities at Rutgers University, Newark (Newark, N.J., March 3, 2009) -- Lectures on womenÃâs leadership, performances, a sisterhood dinner and Ãâfeminist masked avengersÃâ are among the offerings on schedule during WomenÃâs History Month activities art Rutgers University, Newark. All events are open to the public free of charge. The theme is this yearÃâs commemoration is ÃâWomen Taking the Lead in Saving Our PlanetÃâ though political activism, heath initiatives, cultural engagement and the arts. WomenÃâs History Month - March 2009 Wednesday, March 4, 2:30 - 4 p.m. WomenÃâs Leadership in Politics & Culture Paul Robeson Gallery, Friday, March 6, 11 a.m - 2 p.m. Alternative Paths to WomenÃâs Health Wednesday March 11, 6 - 7: 30 p.m. Making Monkey Business with the Guerrilla Girls ÃâFeminist masked avengersÃâ wearing gorilla masks will show slides, perform satirical skits and discuss their clashes with the mostly male art establishment. RSVP: galleryr@andromeda.rutgers.edu or 973/ 353 1610.
FEMINISM FOR THE PLANET: Fifth Annual Rutgers Newark WomenÃâs Studies Symposium Essex Room, ââÂ9:15 - 9:45 a.m., Breakfast and Registration ââÂ9:45 - 11:30 a.m., Opening Panel: Expendable Lives? Women's Responses to Military Conflict and Displacement Natalie Jesionka, international journalist and lecturer, Rutgers-Newark, "On the Frontline-Women and the Human Rights Repercussions of War;" Robyn Rodriguez, assistant professor, sociology, Rutgers, "Transnational Working Class Feminisms: Women Migrant Workers in ââÂ11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Keynote Panel, Performance, and Luncheon: Feminist Indigenous Activism and Comparative Post-Colonial Studies Prof. Nilanjana Deb, Hortensia and Elvira Colorado, Coatlicue Theatre Company, Performance and Discussion: "Women in Resistance-Women Weaving Struggles." RSVP for luncheon: Camille Campbell, camcam@andromeda.rutgers.edu, or 973/353-1027. ââÂ1:45 - 3:30 p.m., Closing Panel: Queer Studies in an International Frame: Thinking the Global through the Local June Dowell-Burton, Executive Director, Darnell L. Moore, Activist &Lecturer at Carlos Ulises Decena, Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, Discussant: Loretta Fitzgibbons, President, RU Pride For additional symposium details please visit http://womenstudies.newark.rutgers.edu, and/or call 973/353-1026 or e-mail: llomas@andromeda.rutgers.edu. Thursday, March 26, 5 - 8 p.m. Reception and Sisterhood Dinner featuring an original choreography entitled "Transformations," by Kory Saunders and performances by JOSH RSVP/information: 973/353-5300 Sunday, March 29, 3 - 6 p.m. Film: "Afghan Women: A History of Struggle," followed by Q&A with the director, Kathleen Foster Tuesday, March 31, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Angie Cruz's Bradley Hall, Room 410, Speaker: Juanita Heredia, associate professor of Spanish, For information on Rutgers-Newark events contact Laura Lomas at (973) 353-1027, or e-mail: llomas@andromeda.rutgers.edu. The Thursday, March 26, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
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